SmartHop, a tech startup that helps small trucking companies grow their businesses, on Tuesday announced that it has closed a $4.5 million seed round led by Equal Ventures, a seed stage venture fund based in New York. Additional investors in the round include Greycroft and Las Olas VC.
Smarthop has also recruited a group of industry veterans and strategic angels to help the company scale.
Dozens of startups have entered the truck technology space in recent years, selling freight brokerage and...